Monday, February 13, 2012

Africa Fighting Malaria: Leadership on Malaria

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Leadership in the fight against malaria
Roger Bate, 12 Dec 2011
Africa Fighting Malaria In the past decade great strides have been made in the fight against malaria, and many other diseases that proliferate in the tropics. US Government annual spending on malaria has increase from just under $90m in 2004 to the desired $691m requested by the President's Malaria Initiative for next year. Not only are we spending more money, but we're spending it better too. In September 2004 I testified before the House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee on malaria and the US Government's performance, and I did so again last week. The key difference is that in 2004 with a small budget the US Government was essentially advising other Governments on how to combat the disease, whereas today it is actually combating the disease - almost eliminating it from a few places, notably the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar.......

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Green is a mixture of blue and yellow. That is the only factual definition of green that will stand the test of time. After that; any other definition is a corruption of a perfectly nice color. I have been an exterminator for 35 years. I have served as a trustee on industry association boards representing pesticide and fertilizer applicators actively for almost 25 years. I believe that what we do isn't just a job; it's a mission! We are that thin gray line that mans the wall telling the world; "no one will harm you on my watch". I also believe that to be green is to be irrational, misanthropic and morally defective. They are the barbarians at the gate we have to stand against. Our greatest worry is those within who support and facilitate their misanthropic goals.